Welsum is a village on the left bank of the river IJssel in the present municipality of Olst-Wijhe in the Dutch province of Overijssel.

Welsum
Houdt Braef Stant – the mill in Welsum, built in 1856
Welsum Location in the province of Overijssel in the Netherlands Show map of Overijssel Welsum Welsum (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°20′09″N 6°05′28″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Municipality	Olst-Wijhe
Area [1]
• Total	8.89 km2 (3.43 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	625
• Density	70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8196[1]
Dialing code	0570

The village is the source of the Welsummer chicken breed. In 2001, a number of farms culled their flocks in connection with the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.

The earliest existing written mention of the village (as Wilsum, kerspel Olst) dates from 1295.[3] The tower of the Protestant church was built around 1475. The village's flour mill, Houdt Braef Stant, dates to 1856, with restorations in 1963 (using internal parts from the mill Wippe in Hellendoorn) and 1986. It is currently being used as a dwelling.

Gallery

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  Farm in Welsum
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  Church of Welsum
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  Farm in Welsum
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  Former toll house on the dike

References

External links

• Media related to Welsum at Wikimedia Commons

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